The Orange County Sheriff's Department said that they have not been able to confirm the identity of a body found three weeks ago, but that they believe is the victim of a homicide.

Orange sheriff's public information officer Janois Strause confirmed that the remains are believed to belong to a person who had been reported less than a year before the body was found at the now-demolished MacArthur Shopping Center in Pinehurst three weeks ago.

The victim's family reportedly is aware that the remains likely belong to the missing person, but confirmation of the victim's identity is pending on completed test results, Strause said.

Investigators have reportedly been interviewing people of interest in the case, Strause said, after a person gave police officers information leading to the discovery of the victim's remains in the wooded area behind the shopping center.

The Sheriff's Office said they are working on the case alongside the Pinehurst Police Department and the Texas Rangers, as well as a forensic pathologist.

Strause said once test results confirm the identity of the victim more information will be released.